Fastback DR

Fastback DR is a Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) solution provided by Storagepipe. According to the vendor, it is designed to assist businesses in recovering their critical systems and data in the event of a disaster, such as a hardware failure, natural disaster, or cyberattack. Fastback DR is said to be suitable for businesses of all sizes, ranging from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to large enterprises. IT professionals and administrators, business continuity and disaster recovery managers, as well as professionals in the healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing industries, are among the target users who may benefit from the features and capabilities of Fastback DR.

Key Features

Data Replication: According to the vendor, Fastback DR provides data replication capabilities, allowing businesses to replicate their critical systems and data to a secondary location or cloud environment. This is intended to ensure that a copy of the data is readily available for recovery in the event of a disaster.

Continuous Data Protection: The vendor claims that Fastback DR offers continuous data protection, which means that changes made to the primary data are immediately replicated to the secondary location. This is said to ensure that the secondary copy of the data is always up to date and minimize the risk of data loss.

Automated Failover: Fastback DR is said to automate the failover process, enabling businesses to quickly and seamlessly switch to the secondary environment in the event of a disaster. According to the vendor, this minimizes downtime and ensures business continuity.

Point-in-Time Recovery: The vendor states that Fastback DR allows businesses to perform point-in-time recovery, enabling them to restore their systems and data to a specific point in time. This feature is said to be useful in scenarios where data corruption or accidental deletion occurs and businesses need to roll back to a previous state.

Rapid Recovery: According to the vendor, Fastback DR enables rapid recovery of systems and data. In the event of a disaster, businesses can quickly restore their critical systems and data from the secondary environment, minimizing the impact on operations.

Granular Recovery: The vendor claims that Fastback DR supports granular recovery, allowing businesses to recover individual files, folders, or applications without the need to restore the entire system. This is said to provide flexibility and efficiency in the recovery process.

Testing and Validation: According to the vendor, Fastback DR offers testing and validation capabilities, allowing businesses to regularly test their disaster recovery plans without impacting production systems. This is intended to ensure that the disaster recovery solution is working as expected and provides confidence in its effectiveness.

Multi-platform Support: Fastback DR is said to support a wide range of platforms, including virtual and physical systems, Microsoft 365, AWS and Azure public clouds, and IBM I (AS/400, iSeries). According to the vendor, this allows businesses to protect and recover their data regardless of the platform they are using.

Scalability: The vendor states that Fastback DR is designed to be scalable, allowing businesses to easily expand their disaster recovery capabilities as their needs grow. This is intended to ensure that the solution can accommodate increasing data volumes and evolving business requirements.